NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL DUBAI
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NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL DUBAI
Seeks a
EXAMINATIONS OFFICER
Effective September 2020
NLCS Dubai seeks a professional, experienced and organised Examinations Officer to oversee all
aspects of examinations management within the School, including entry to International Baccalaureate
examinations as well as the School’s internal examinations. The successful candidate will report to the
Vice Principal (Director of Studies).
The successful candidate will have an international outlook and an appreciation for the impact a
successful Examinations Officer can have in a School. This person will be quick to learn about the
organization and begin to interact with various stakeholders to perform the role immediately. The
post holder will have a proven ability to perform his/her own duties and support others in performing
their duties; he/she will be expected to have the following capabilities in terms of personal qualities,
professional experience and skills:
NLCS (UK)
North London Collegiate School (UK) was founded in 1850 by Frances Mary Buss; her aim was to
offer an academically ambitious education to girls, similar to that available to their brothers. The School
has pioneered women’s education for over 160 years and remains among the highest achieving schools
in the UK. Exam results regularly top the UK league tables and the School has repeatedly
outperformed other prestigious schools in terms of Oxbridge success rates. Unlike many UK
independent schools, NLCS has a firm commitment to ensuring close links with its overseas branch
schools. Every effort is made to replicate the ethos and standards of NLCS overseas. Wherever
possible, staff for overseas schools are interviewed in London and by NLCS (UK) staff, as well as staff
from our overseas schools. All teachers, once appointed, are invited to travel to London for induction
and training at the UK school and this is generously funded by our partners.
Once an overseas branch is open, it is regularly monitored and inspected by the UK school, and close
links are formed through pupil and staff exchanges, joint departmental projects, educational visits and
extracurricular activities, such as videoconference debates and jointly produced student publications.
As the NLCS family of schools expands (with a further overseas school opening in Singapore in 2020),
it is hoped that partnership activities will expand so that each school in the group develops links with
the others. We also hope to see staff join the group in order to build their career with us and benefit
from the many professional development and career-progression opportunities, which a group of
world-class schools such as ours can offer.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
In 2011, NLCS opened its first international ‘branch’ school in South Korea: NLCS Jeju. The School,
now entering its ninth year of operation, has nearly 1400 on the roll. NLCS Jeju offers the IB Diploma
to all in the Sixth Form and has achieved outstanding results since its first cohort of graduating in 2014.
The average IB Diploma score in 2019 was 37, with two achieving a perfect 45.
In September 2017, NLCS opened its second branch school in the UAE: NLCS Dubai. The School is
now in its third year of operation and is a co-educational, day school. This year, the first school cohort
will graduate and take the IB Diploma.NLCS DUBAI Founded in partnership with Sobha, North London Collegiate School Dubai offers an academically ambitious education in keeping with the aspirational ethos of NLCS (UK). The School provides the same impressive range of extra-curricular activities for which NLCS (UK) and NLCS Jeju are well known, and to foster well-rounded individuals who are capable of becoming leaders. NLCS Dubai aims to be the top-performing IB World School in the UAE, supporting the aspirations and abilities of all students; as a result, they and their families will choose to stay in Dubai throughout their Primary and Secondary schooling. NLCS Dubai is an English-speaking school, and is authorised as an IB continuum school for the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma programmes. A number of lessons per week are devoted to the teaching of the Arabic language, UAE Social Studies and Islamic Education. (Islamic Education is compulsory for Muslim students only.) THE ETHOS The ethos of NLCS Dubai echoes that of NLCS (UK) – every effort is made to recreate the ethos of the UK ‘parent’ school, whilst taking into account and remaining sensitive to the local culture and context. The School aims to provide a first-rate ambitious academic education for every child, which inspires a life-long love of learning and gives the knowledge, attitudes and confidence to flourish. At North London Collegiate schools, academic success is gained, not through an emphasis on results, by creating an atmosphere of rigorous scholarship; students are encouraged to study beyond the examination syllabus in order to develop their intellectual independence and love of their subjects. The pastoral well-being is of the utmost importance and good relationships are fostered between students and staff, as well as between the students themselves. The extra-curricular life of NLCS schools is vibrant, both in academic and non-academic fields. Students participate in a wide range of subject-focussed clubs and societies, from weekly book groups to Debating, to ‘Mad Scientists’ and ‘Model United Nations’. In the UK School, over forty academic clubs and societies operate weekly meetings and events, in order to give every opportunity for students to develop their intellectual curiosity, independence of thought and genuine love of subject; there are a large number of student-produced academic journals which reflect the particular interests of these societies. Non-academic activities also thrive as NLCS schools aims to create an environment in which the whole personality can grow. Extra-curricular Sport, Music, Art and Drama are all of excellent quality and over seventy activities take place at lunch times and after school each day, with large numbers involved. THE CURRICULUM The curriculum reflects the academic ambition and aspirations of NLCS (UK). As mentioned above, an extensive extra-curricular programme of Sport, Music, Drama and other activities, which closely reflects that at NLCS (UK), are provided to enrich and broaden the education offered, developing the talents and confidence of students. NLCS Dubai is an “IB Continuum School’’ offering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Junior School, Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Grades 6 to 10, and Diploma Programme in the Sixth Form. NLCS Dubai is authorised in all three programmes. LIFE IN DUBAI Dubai is a thriving international hub, where approximately 90% of the almost 3 million residents are expatriates living alongside the local Emiratis. The successful candidate will be sympathetic to and considerate of the culture of a Muslim country, in both their personal and professional life.
THE POSITION
The successful candidate will have an international outlook and an appreciation for the impact a
successful Examinations Officer can have in a School. This person will be quick to learn about the
organization and begin to interact with various stakeholders to perform the role immediately. The
post holder will have a proven ability to perform his/her own duties and support others in performing
their duties; he/she will be expected to have the following capabilities in terms of personal qualities,
professional experience and skills:
QUALIFICATIONS & QUALITIES SOUGHT
Please see person specification
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A competitive package will be offered to the successful candidate, which will include the following:
• Competitive salary
• Annual return flights to home country
• Health insurance
PERSON SPECIFICATION
NLCS Dubai believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success and that
contributions should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
The School expects all teaching staff, non‐teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold this
commitment.
Position/Job EXAMINATIONS OFFICER
Title:
Classification: Junior / Senior School
Reporting to: Vice Principal, Director of Studies
Professional • Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
qualifications: • Recent participation in continuing professional development
Professional • Previous experience as an Examinations Officer in a School is preferred but
experience: not essential
• Experience in managing a varied workload and prioritising tasks
• Demonstrated experience with MS Word, MS Excel and related programs
• Demonstrated experience with high efficiency and accuracy of typing and word
processing
Personal • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate
qualities and requests and instructions to individuals and groups
skills:
• Commitment to, and enthusiasm for, service and delivery
• Flexibility and adaptability to manage changing work requirements and varying
volumes of work
• Ability to work co-operatively and effectively within the team and the
organisation
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, solve problems, manage and
meet deadlines and maintain a high quality of work
• Possess a personal presentation that reflects a professional image and the
values of the organisation
• High level interpersonal skills• Confident and articulate in communicating with others
• Possess good organisational skills, manage time efficiently
• Ability to show good cultural understanding
Duties & Core Roles and Key Tasks
responsibilities:
To oversee the examination entries and procedures for the whole School.
Responsibilities will include:
• Oversee all arrangements for all public examination entries
• Overseeing the administration of Invigilators, including booking them for
examinations
• Organise the collection of registration and examination fees; organising,
invoicing and ensuring money collected is credited to the relevant account, in
liaison with the Accounts department.
• Co-ordinate the preparation and submission of entries to examining bodies.
• Ensure all examination papers are delivered safely to the School, being
responsible for their strict security and ensuring completed papers are
dispatched promptly and appropriately.
• Co-ordinate the team of invigilators, with the support of the Lead Invigilators,
including recruitment, training, management and deployment of invigilation
staff.
• Make appropriate timetabling and room arrangements for the above and
ensure proper examination invigilation of the examinations is put in place.
• Ensure that all examinations start and finish appropriately in line with
examination board regulations including the conduct of any on-line
examinations.
• Ensure that pupils are given all the necessary relevant information about
examination entries, the dates and times of the examinations, conduct during
examinations and the collection of results and certificates and that this
information is given in good time.
• Ensure that all necessary stationery and materials and other requirements are
provided for examinations.
• Initiate appropriate correspondence with, and respond appropriately to,
communications from the various examination boards the School deals with
• Deal with issues relating to appeals, remarking and other administrative issues
such as pupils who miss examinations through illness or who require special
consideration.
• Deal with enquiries from parents and students, including prospective and
former students.
• Receive examination results and certificates and make arrangements for their
issue.
• Oversee the appropriate dissemination of public examination results to
relevant media and stakeholders
• Keep up-to-date with the necessary policies, procedures, rules and regulations
laid down by the examination bodies.
• Organise appropriate arrangements for the support of candidates with special
examination requirements, in conjunction with the Head of Inclusion.
• Liaise with Heads of House and Heads of Department to ensure appropriate
timetabling and invigilation arrangements are in place for the School’s internal
and mock examinations
• Analyse data arising from questionnaires and surveys which the School may
carry out from time to time and responding appropriately.• Participate in appropriate CPD.
• Undertake any other reasonable related duties and responsibilities of an
equivalent nature, as may be determined by the post holder’s supervisor from
time to time, in consultation with the post holder
• Organising and maintaining examinations office files
• Production of the examination booklets and correspondence
• Any other duties as may be reasonable required.
It is expected that the post holder will be available to work during the summer
holidays, particularly in August, in order to process examination results when
they are released.
The Principal reserves the right to vary responsibilities of administrative staff to
accommodate the changing needs of the school. All administrative staff work as
part of a team and may be asked to provide cover for colleagues during holidays
or absence.
Safeguarding: • Bringing to the immediate attention of the designated safeguarding lead and
the Principal any significant pastoral matters, including any safeguarding
concerns
• Abide by the school safeguarding policy and keep abreast of any changes
Last reviewed: April / 2020
As with all posts, the Principal will reserve the right to vary the precise responsibilities should needs change and
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